J H Lowson & Company Limited

Reference number: 582104

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Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When jhlowson.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01524 69831 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LA1 1XU
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Other names (7)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Duncan Hall Financial Planning Services Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • J H Lowson & Company Chartered Financial Planners Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Wealth Solutions Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • J H Lowson Consulting Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Lowson & Company Chartered Financial Planners Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Lowson & Company Investment Managers Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Woodland Financial Solutions Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing investments

Limits on what they may do

  • This firm may handle your money in passing but must not hold it, so payments should go to the product provider, never to a personal account.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
30 March 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
16 Dalton Square, Lancaster, LA1 1PL, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jon Handley Lowson Director Sep 1972 30 Mar 2012 2 other companies
Sheena Wendy Bateman Director Feb 1974 9 Jan 2024 None

Other companies run by these 2 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
2
closed down
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£394k

+9.9% from £359k

Profit before tax

£214k

−4.6% from £224k

Net assets

£248k

+26% from £196k

Cash at bank

£263k

+56% from £168k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • Both charts, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08013456. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

J H Lowson & Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

6 April 2016

  • Jon Handley Lowson took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2012

2 October 2012

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

15 June 2012

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

30 March 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 28 events

  • All 28 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms like J H Lowson & Company

Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.

In Lancaster

Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 28 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is J H Lowson & Company Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, J H Lowson & Company Limited (FRN 582104) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2012 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is J H Lowson & Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01524 69831 and the website jhlowson.com for J H Lowson & Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is J H Lowson & Company a scam or clone?
J H Lowson & Company is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with J H Lowson & Company?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about J H Lowson & Company to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns J H Lowson & Company?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of J H Lowson & Company: Mr Jon Handley Lowson (75–100% of shares).
Who runs J H Lowson & Company?
Companies House lists 2 directors of J H Lowson & Company: Jon Handley Lowson and Sheena Wendy Bateman.
How long has J H Lowson & Company been in business?
The company was formed on 30 March 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2012.
What do J H Lowson & Company’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show turnover of £394k (+9.9% from £359k) and profit before tax of £214k (−4.6% from £224k).
Does J H Lowson & Company use any other names?
It trades as Duncan Hall Financial Planning Services, J H Lowson & Company Chartered Financial Planners and Wealth Solutions. It has previously used 4 other names, including J H Lowson Consulting, Lowson & Company Chartered Financial Planners and Lowson & Company Investment Managers.

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